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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Analytical technique that uses mathematical models to forecast future outcomes based on historical results. it is a method of determining the variance from a baseline parameter by using prior progress reporting periods data and projecting how much th
predecessor activity
seller
trend analysis (Technique)
earned value management (EV
2. The statue - quality or sense of being restricted to a given course of action or inaction. an applicable restriction or limitation - either internal or external to a project - which will affect the performance of the project or a process.
threat
matrix organization
constraint (Input)
responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) (Tool)
3. Defined systematic procedure employed by a human resource to perform an activity to produce a product or result or deliver a service that may employ one or more tools
Gantt chart (Tool)
estimate activity resources (Process)
technique
request for quotation (RFQ)
4. Processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required and only the work required to complete the project successfully
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
plan quality (Process)
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
milestone schedule (Tool)
5. Launching a process that can result in the authorization of a new project
scope management plan(Output/Input)
project initiation
monitor and control risks (Process)
acquire project team (Process)
6. Extending or generating parallel schedule network paths from the same node in a project schedule network diagram. characterized by schedule activity with more than one successor activity
template
path divergence
code of accounts (Tool)
sequence activities (Process)
7. Type of procurement document used to request proposals from prospective sellers of products or services.
request for proposal (RFP)
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
defect
finish to start (FS)
8. Any form of schedule network analysis in which scheduling decisions are driven by resource constraints
requested change(Output/Input)
progressive elaboration (Technique)
project organization chart (Output/Input)
resource leveling (Technique)
9. Judgment provided based upon expertise in an application area - knowledge area - discipline - industry - etc. as appropriate for the activity being performed.
expert judgment (Technique)
variance analysis (Technique)
start to start (SS)
earned value (EV)
10. A mutually binding agreement that obligates the seller to provide the specified product or service or result and obligates the buyer to pay for it
contract (Output/Input)
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
change control
performance measurement baseline
11. Collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements and forecasts
report performance (Process)
brainstorming (Technique)
acceptance criteria
activity list (Output/Input)
12. Organizational body or entity assigned various responsibilities related to the centralized and coordinated management of those projects under its domain.
project management office (PMO)
defect repair
root cause analysis (Technique)
develop project charter (Process)
13. Change to project scope. almost always requires an adjustment to the project cost or schedule
estimate (Output/Input)
scope change
external deliverable
material
14. Approach to optimize project life cycle costs - save time - increase profits - improve quality - expand market share - solve problems - and use resources more effectively
code of accounts (Tool)
inspection (Technique)
change control board (CCB)
value engineering
15. Multiple attributes associated with each schedule activity that can be included within the activity list. activity attributes include activity codes - predecessor activities - successor activities - logical relationships - leads and lags - resource r
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
collect requirements (Process)
grade
activity attributes (Output/Input)
16. Calculated projection of cost performance that must be achieved on the remaining work to meet a specified management goal. ratio of remaining work to funds remaining
technique
to complete performance index (TCPI)
plan communications (Process)
threshold
17. A histogram - ordered by frequency of occurrence - that shows how many results were generated by each identified cause
fast tracking (Technique)
pareto chart (Tool)
actual cost of work performed
assumptions
18. Monitoring and recording results of executing the quality activities to assess performance and recommend necessary changes
perform quality control (Process)
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
develop project team (Process)
rolling wave planning (Technique)
19. Structure in which the project manager shares responsibility with the functional managers for assigning priorities and directing the work of persons assigned to the project
configuration management system (Tool)
matrix organization
project time management (Knowledge Area)
preventative action
20. Document that describes how procurement processes from developing procurement documentation through contract closure will be managed
three point estimate (Technique)
procurement management plan (Output/Input)
actual cost of work performed
schedule baseline
21. Describes when and how human resource requirements will be met
specification limits
organizational process assets (Output/Input)
staffing management plan
distribute information (Process)
22. Skilled human resources - equipment - services - supplies - commodities - material - budgets or funds
resource
manage stakeholder expectations (Process)
project manager
common cause
23. A category of projects that have common components significant in such projects - but are not needed or present in all projects. application areas are usually defined in terms of either the product or the type of customer or industry sector
portfolio management (Technique)
data date
develop project team (Process)
application area
24. Continuously improving and detailing a plan as more detailed and specific information and more accurate estimates become available as the project progresses and thereby producing more accurate and complete plans that result from the successive iterat
perform integrated change control (Process)
start to start (SS)
variance
progressive elaboration (Technique)
25. A formally constituted group of stakeholders responsible for reviewing - evaluating - approving - delaying or rejecting changes to a project - with all the decisions and recommendations being recorded
activity identifier
change control board (CCB)
report performance (Process)
finish date
26. The time in calendar units between the actual start date of the schedule activity and either the data date of the project schedule if the schedule activity is in progress or the actual finish date if the schedule activity is complete
portfolio management (Technique)
develop project team (Process)
closing processes (Process Group)
actual duration
27. Identifying and documenting relationships among project activities
sequence activities (Process)
residual risk
resource histogram
resource breakdown structure
28. Collection of projects or programs and other work that are grouped together to facilitate effective management of that work to meet strategic business objectives
early finish date (EF)
project management office (PMO)
portfolio
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
29. Slack - Total amount of time that a schedule activity maybe delayed from its early start date without delaying the project finish date or violating a schedule constraint.
decision tree analysis (Technique)
buyer
fixed price incentive fee contract (FPIF)
float
30. The enterprise whose personnel are directly involved in doing the work of the project
produce scope
practice
performing organization
work package
31. Processes required to track - review and regulate the progress and performance of the project - identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required and initiate the corresponding changes.
start to start (SS)
monitor and controlling processes (Process Group)
lessons learned(Output/Input)
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)
32. Determining project stakeholder information needs and defining a communication approach
regulation
portfolio
estimate to complete (ETC)(Output/Input)
plan communications (Process)
33. Partially complete document in a predefined format that provides a defined structure for collecting - organizing and presenting information and data
template
three point estimate (Technique)
perform quality control (Process)
calendar unit
34. Narrative description of products - services or results
distribute information (Process)
scope baseline
statement of work (SOW)
work package
35. A condition or situation favorable to the project - a positive set of circumstances - a positive set of events - a risk that will have a positive impact.
assumptions
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
defect
opportunity
36. Processes required to manage the timely completion of a project
failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) (Technique)
project time management (Knowledge Area)
organizational process assets (Output/Input)
finish to finish (FF)
37. Aggregation of the processes - tools - techniques - methodologies - resources and procedures to manage a project
project management system (Tool)
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
analogous estimating (Technique)
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)
38. Work that must be performed to deliver a product - service or result with the specified features and functions
product life cycle
plan quality (Process)
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
project scope
39. Subsystem of overall project management system. collection of formal documented procedures that defines how project work will be authorized to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time and in the proper sequence.
performing organization
risk acceptance (Technique)
schedule compression
work authorization system (Tool)
40. Any item - internal or external - that is required by a process before that process proceeds
request for quotation (RFQ)
lead (Technique)
input (Process) input
work authorization system (Tool)
41. Store of historical information and lessons learned about both the outcomes of previous project selection decisions and previous project performance
lessons learned knowledge base
finish date
project calendar
late finish date (LF)
42. Degree - amount or volume of risk that an organization or individual will withstand
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
progressive elaboration (Technique)
s-curve
risk tolerance
43. Performed to defined a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase
administer procurements (Process)
product life cycle
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
initiating processes (Process Group)
44. Documenting project purchasing decisions - specifying the approach and identifying potential sellers
plan procurements (Process)
monitor and control project work (Process)
flowcharting (Technique)
communications management plan (Output/Input)
45. Category or rank used to distinguish items that have the same functional use but do not share the same requirements for quality
estimate costs (Process)
grade
estimate at completion (EAC)(Output/Input)
closing processes (Process Group)
46. Deliverable that is subject to approval by the project sponsor or customer
rework
budget at completion (BAC)
external deliverable
common cause
47. The sum of all budgets established for the work to be performed on a project or a work breakdown structure component or a schedule activity. the total planned value for the project
requested change(Output/Input)
perform qualitative analysis (Process)
budget at completion (BAC)
assumptions
48. A documented tabulation of schedule activities that shows the activity description - activity identifier - and a sufficiently detailed scope of work description so project team members understand what work is to be performed
buffer
performing organization
activity list (Output/Input)
change control system (Tool)
49. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity (or the project) can finish - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.
scope change
risk management plan (Output/Input)
estimate costs (Process)
early finish date (EF)
50. Logical relationship where completion of work of the successor activity cannot finish until the completion of work of the predecessor activity.
calendar unit
imposed date
technical performance measurement (Technique)
finish to finish (FF)